Some common themes of the course 122.01 are the devil, demons, and evil. I am not a very religious person, in fact I would say I am not religious at all so hearing about these themes are definitely new to me. It was not until the first day of class when we were asked to draw what we think hell looked like that I gave much thought to the themes. Even then, I had a very vague interpretation of what hell looked like. I was like the most of the class, drawing flames and the devil to represent hell. Over the course of the class and our readings, I began to look at the devil, demons, and evil differently.
In early Christian illustrations, the Devil first appeared as a blue angel helping Jesus separate goats from sheep on judgement day according …show more content…
If anybody were to speak out against the church was immediately thought of someone associated with the Devil. Anyone against the church was on the Devil’s side. A lot of the times, this led to killings of innocent people.
In Dante’s Inferno, the Devil is described as a giant demon, with three faces and a pair of wings similar to a bat’s under each chin. What I found interesting about Dante’s Inferno, is how he is portrayed differently than most depictions. He is illustrated as wordless, slobbering, less powerful Satan. He receives the same punishment as the rest of the sinners in Hell.
From my understanding, the origins of demon beliefs have been a sort of mystery. It is uncertain where exactly the concept started. A good guess would be that it started with the empires of Assyrian and Persia. These are some of the civilizations that are the most ancient that we are aware of today. The history of demons isn't really clear and the concept seems to have changed quite a bit. In fact, in the earliest days, it seems that demons weren't considered malevolent at all; they were thought of as neither good nor …show more content…
He was asked how do demons turn against on one and he replied, "Our own wills become the demons, and it is these which attack us" (Sagan, pg. 3). Inner demons are those voices, those feelings and emotions that bring darkness into your life. Sometimes situations aren’t as bad as they feel but by thinking too much of it, the feelings darken. For instance, whenever I am in an uncomfortable situation, I suddenly start to think of all the possible things going wrong. I overthink the situation and listen to those little demon voices in my head telling me that something bad is going to
In early Christian illustrations, the Devil first appeared as a blue angel helping Jesus separate goats from sheep on judgement day according …show more content…
If anybody were to speak out against the church was immediately thought of someone associated with the Devil. Anyone against the church was on the Devil’s side. A lot of the times, this led to killings of innocent people.
In Dante’s Inferno, the Devil is described as a giant demon, with three faces and a pair of wings similar to a bat’s under each chin. What I found interesting about Dante’s Inferno, is how he is portrayed differently than most depictions. He is illustrated as wordless, slobbering, less powerful Satan. He receives the same punishment as the rest of the sinners in Hell.
From my understanding, the origins of demon beliefs have been a sort of mystery. It is uncertain where exactly the concept started. A good guess would be that it started with the empires of Assyrian and Persia. These are some of the civilizations that are the most ancient that we are aware of today. The history of demons isn't really clear and the concept seems to have changed quite a bit. In fact, in the earliest days, it seems that demons weren't considered malevolent at all; they were thought of as neither good nor …show more content…
He was asked how do demons turn against on one and he replied, "Our own wills become the demons, and it is these which attack us" (Sagan, pg. 3). Inner demons are those voices, those feelings and emotions that bring darkness into your life. Sometimes situations aren’t as bad as they feel but by thinking too much of it, the feelings darken. For instance, whenever I am in an uncomfortable situation, I suddenly start to think of all the possible things going wrong. I overthink the situation and listen to those little demon voices in my head telling me that something bad is going to